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[Keith Tedford]

If you have never driven a car with a lot of horsepower, this is what can happen. dumbass corvette driver driving up cliff - YouTube

 

[FordPrefect]

Seen this one before but it's certainly worth a second look.

 

[CCO]

If you have never driven a car with a lot of horsepower, this is what can happen. dumbass corvette driver driving up cliff - YouTube

Yeah there's some "dumbasses" around that's for sure.

Stupid bugger is lucky he just broke his 'vette and not his or someone else's neck.

Thanks for posting. It's a sobering reminder not to be a dumbass showoff.:nono:

C.

 

[Riley P]

Maybe he was just testing out the hill climb feature?

 

[427Carl]

The stock cars are fast and can get twitchie (real fast) can't believe how many, want 500-700 HP... bad mix with several beers....

 

[CCO]

The stock cars are fast and can get twitchie (real fast) can't believe how many, want 500-700 HP... bad mix with several beers....

Hahah, Crazy isn't it Carl, but hang around this crowd a little more and DaSilva Motorsports Inc for a while longer and you'll understand.....

For me it's somewhat a result of the first horsepower race back in the 50's 60's and early 70's -- when I was a very impressionable teenager.....

After a long and all but hopeless power sabbatical, we find ourselves right back in the thick of it.............tho the pocketbook isn't so enamoured, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!


C.

 

[Keith Tedford]

One thing I found out pretty quickly while getting a feel for our car. When these things break loose, they definitely don't want to go in a straight line. The short wheel base doesn't help the straight line either. The Chevelles we had would break loose too but generally went in a straight line as long as you held the steering wheel steady. Elbow on the arm rest and hand on the wheel. I definitely wouldn't be trying to put much power to the ground without slicks, and I would be heading in a straight line when I did.

 

[Riley P]

Mmmm....horsepower..... As already mentioned, these cars are fast in stock form. I really don't think I could handle 500 rwph with my experience... but dang it, that would be fun to try!

 

[Keith Tedford]

Horsepower Race

The musclecar race of the '60s pales by comparison to the race of today. Ford has this. Shelby Showing 1000 HP Mustang In New York How long will it be before GM has a supercharged 427 to counter the new Mustang?

 

[427Carl]

Too much HP?

All of my Corvettes over the years, would just squat and GO .. my 66 427-425 (not so much) It had Yokohama radials on 8 inch rallies, and it would sit and spin and move right, then straighten out.. Pull 2nd gear, and it was hard right (God I loved that car) Run along in 1st, with clutch hooked, and it was..squat and GO! ...factory sidepipes pull to 115 in 3rd and pull 4th and still go....go go

 

[Shayne]

i never thought of the corvette as having a short wheelbase. i used to drive an 02 jeep tj, that was short, but real fun on ice. lol